Description
IBM Websphere 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with long HTTP headers, such as "Host".
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/2092
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5749
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103244572803950&w=2
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/websphere/appserv/support/fixes/pq62144/readme.txt
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10140.php
Scores
EPSS
0.0336
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
ibm/websphere_application_server
4.0.3
Published
Oct 11, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026